4 of us (maybe 5) are thinking about renting a house next year. I’m excited for house living but at the same time not totally sure yet.
+ Bigger space to run around in and make stuff in
+ Living with Zach
+ Living in a house (which is inherently cool, unless it’s just the parent’s)
+ Very Residential (No car racing or shouting bums outside my window at 2 am)
+ Free laundry
+ A yard
+ Free parking ( for you know.. my bike and wagon )
+ Group living ( I don’t want to live by myself )
+ Change
- Further from school and work, more bussing.
- Further from the livelier part of town and the vital busses.
- More expensive
- Very Residential (I am rather fond of living near the hubbub right now)
- Having to move all my crap again
So yeah, overall more + things, but I suppose it depends mostly on how awesome the house we find is. We are looking at one tomorrow that sounds really great, although a bit further than the ones we’re looking at on the weekend. But maybe we’ll fall in love with it. I wonder how much of my excitement is a product of house searching. I really like hunting for housing. I don’t really know why. I just get a strange joy out of searching through classifieds. We’ll see how tomorrow goes.
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Yeah, hunting for housing is fun. I’ve also had my share of second thoughts about this but once I really analyze what I look at what I use my close proximity to things for I realize that I wouldn’t be missing THAT much.
I mean, the bus would be hard but I go to work right after class anyways so that’s not an issue as I’ll already be here just as normal.
The other major use I get out of living here is the close food and I could definetly use living a little farther to force myself to make more food on my own. Not only will it force me that way but there will be more people and I’ll be able to share food a little better.
I dunno, there are plusses and minuses, but I think it would be a good experience.
if you guys are ‘buying’ it you could consider it an investment. Although a 5 way split is annoying to deal with theres a good chance you’d be living for 0 rent in the long run. (after you sell that is)